Investment Management Major
Investment management is the professional management of securities (e.g. shares, bonds) and assets (e.g. real estate) to meet specified investment goals of investors. Investment managers manage funds on behalf of investors who may be institutions (insurance companies, superannuation funds, corporations) or retail investors.
In this Major you will learn about:
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various investment management services and processes, including elements of financial analysis, asset allocation, stock selection, plan implementation and ongoing monitoring of investments
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applying investment management strategies across a broad range of investment options.
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Subjects to Complete^
To graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance with an Investment Management Major, you must complete 8 subjects in total: 4 core subjects and 4 Investment Management subjects.
To graduate with a Master of Applied Finance with an Investment Management Major, you must complete 12 subjects in total: 4 core subjects, 4 Investment Management subjects, 2 elective subjects and 2 compulsory subjects (FIN234 Strategic Management and FIN236 Quantitative Applications in Finance).
Investment Management Subjects
Choose 4 of the following subjects. The 4 you choose must include FIN224 Applied Valuation and FIN226 Investment Management. To view a subject outline, click on the name of the subject in the table below.
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** indicates compulsory subjects you must complete to major in Investment Management.
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Download Majors table (PDF)
Core Subjects
To view Core Subjects and their outlines, please refer to the Course Map.
Elective Subjects
To view Elective Subjects and their outlines, please refer to the Course Map.
Can I Change My Mind?
If you begin to complete the Major but then change your mind, that’s ok, you can continue on and complete the Graduate Diploma or Master’s without a Major and enrol in subjects across a range of areas.
Other Majors Available
Not interested in completing the Investment Management Major, but still want to specialise? Consider one of the following other Majors available.
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Financial Planning (as part of the Master’s only)
- Wealth Management
^Please note that Kaplan Professional reserves the right to alter subject content and assessment as market needs dictate and to withdraw or postpone subjects. Where new subjects are under development final content and assessment will be confirmed prior to enrolment opening for those subjects.